Informing the discussion around oil sands

August 2011

August 31, 2011

We’ve all touched caribou...and they’ve touched us. After all, this iconic ungulate appears on every single one of the millions of quarters that trade across the country daily. In fact, the caribou has adorned the Canadian 25-cent piece for three quarters of a century.

August 24, 2011

You’re getting ready for your big summer road trip. You’ve ironed your speedos, taken the cat to the sitter and stocked up on bug spray. Suddenly you have a chilling thought: Is your car going to be up to the trip? Does the oil need changing? Will the tires hold up? What about the brakes, belts and hoses?

Oil Sands Question and Response (OSQAR) is a blog created by Suncor Energy to support constructive dialogue about the oil sands. In our weekly posts, we talk about the energy industry, environmental impact, tailings management and reclamation, water management and the social and economic implications of oil sands development.

Our oil sands operations are near Fort McMurray, Alberta, where we recover bitumen from oil sands through mining and in situ operations. The bitumen from both operations is then upgraded to refinery-ready feedstock and diesel fuel. More about the where and the what of the oil sands can be found on our oil sands resource page.